Hands-On Hospitality: Sign-Language in the Service Industry

In its twelfth year, Rochester Cocktail Revival week brings you a diverse lineup of tastings alone or paired with food, educational workshops, and many parties geared toward the general public as well as for the service industry.

From their site:

"Bridging communication gaps in the bar and restaurant industry, this lively workshop for bartenders, hosts, and wait staff will teach basic ASL bar vocabulary and some do's-and-don'ts of interacting with the Rochester-area Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community.

[BIO] Profoundly Deaf since birth, Marissa is a dedicated advocate for the Deaf community and is highly proficient in American Sign Language and Deaf culture. Marissa holds a BS in Hospitality and Tourism Management and an MBA from the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology where she serves as the Director of Dyer Arts Center. Marissa is active in the Rochester community, presenting on Deaf language and culture, playing volleyball,…